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Write about the administrative skills of Akbar. How can you say that he was a follower of Sher Shah?
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On viewing the political, military, religious and land reforms of Sher Shah Suri the historians are of this view that Akbar too had founded his Mughal empire on the basis of these reforms. But to call Akbar as only the blind followers of Sher Shah Suri will be a sort of humiliation of a great ruler like Akbar. Akbar gave his original contribution too to many reforms done by Sher Shah Suri.
Akbar adopted the following policies of Sher Shah Suri :
1. Policy of stretching empire : Akbar too stretched (expanded) the boundaries of his empire like Sher Shah Suri. Akbar conquered Kabul, Kandhar and Kashmir, situated in far north. Besides, Akbar did not leave the southern India untouched. But there is no exaggeration in saying ‘Had the life-span of Sher Shah Suri been longer, he would not have lagged behind Akbar in that region too’. Even then Akbar is deemed as Sher Shah’s follower in this sphere.